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03933cam a2200457 a 4500 001 0976C9E46BF411DEA13FF332A8D7520A 003 SILO 005 20181009010727 008 071227s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2007052249 020 $a 9780307266842 020 $a 0307266842 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d YDXCP $d C#P $d BWX $d UPZ $d CDX $d IXA $d VP@ $d KEC $d EDK $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a HC103 $b .C49 2008 082 00 $a 337.73 $2 22 100 1 $a Choate, Pat. 245 1 $a Dangerous business : $b the risks of globalization for America / $c Pat Choate. 246 3 $a Risks of globalization for America 250 $a 1st ed. 260 $a New York, NY : $b Alfred A. Knopf, $c c2008. 300 $a 278 p. ; $c 25 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-268) and index. 505 0 $a Prologue -- Introduction: Hold the melamine, please -- Part 1: Three Megaforces -- 1: Modern mercantilism -- 2: Corporatism -- 3: Elitism -- Part 2: Path to globalism -- 4: Paradise: created and lost -- 5: Friedman I (Milton) -- 6: Friedman II (Thomas) -- Part 3: Looking forward -- 7: Sovereignty -- 8: Security -- 9: Prosperity -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index. 520 $a From the Publisher: From one of the most respected and vigorous economic thinkers in Washington, a wake-up call about the perils of unfettered globalization. In this impassioned, prescient book, Pat Choate shows us that while increased worldwide economic integration has some benefits for our fiscal efficiency, it also creates dependencies, vulnerabilities, national security risks, and social costs that now outweigh its advantages. He takes the long view of developments such as technology-driven progress, the offshoring of jobs, and open trade, arguing that current U.S. policies are leading to worldwide economic and political instability, in much the same way as before the Great Depression. Choate writes convincingly about the Defense Department's growing dependence on foreign sources for its technologies, the leasing of parts of our interstate highway system to overseas investors, China's economic mercantilism, and international currency manipulation that damages the dollar. We have been borrowing heavily from foreign lenders, who by 2009 will own more than half of the Treasury debt, a third of U.S. corporate bonds, and a sixth of U.S. corporate assets-all of which, if handled improperly, could trigger a global economic collapse. But our economic forecast need not be dire. Choate sees a way out of these dilemmas and presents politically viable steps the United States can take to remain sovereign, prosperous, and secure. He presents bold new research that identifies the special interests and structural corruption that have overtaken our democracy-and shows how they can be corrected. He illustrates how our policy-making and legislative process, currently beholden to the highest bidder, can be transformed from one of corporatism and elitism into one of greater transparency. Clear-eyed and persuasive, this is sure to be one of the most widely discussed books of the year. 650 0 $a Corporations $x Political aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Globalization $x Economic aspects $z United States. 650 0 $a Globalization $x Social aspects $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic conditions. 651 0 $a United States $x Economic policy. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign economic relations. 941 $a 7 952 $l GEPG771 $d 20210722021701.0 952 $l NUPD663 $d 20180712051844.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20171223032148.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160824064426.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20090708133753.0 952 $l KSPG296 $d 20090708133753.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=0976C9E46BF411DEA13FF332A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search